Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun handout

2 senses of handout

Sense 1
handout, press release, release -- (an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation)
       => announcement, promulgation -- (a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English")

Sense 2
handout -- (giving money or food or clothing to a needy person)
       => charity -- (an activity or gift that benefits the public at large)